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Matthias Müller unveils VW’s next steps
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Matthias Müller, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen, has announced the five key steps to realign the Group. ‘We have to look beyond the current situation and create the conditions for Volkswagen’s successful further development,’ said Müller in Wolfsburg. He presented a five point plan that [...] -
Thatcham drive standards in cyber security
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Establishing standards to promote consumer confidence around vehicle cyber security is high on the agenda for Thatcham Research, as the British insurers’ research centre turns attentions to combatting future car crime as the newest members of the Cyber Security Consortium for Connected Vehicles (CCV). Connected [...] -
Autoglym receives charity award
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Autoglym has been honoured with a special award for the work it does to support firefighters across the UK. The firm has been named the 2015 Corporate Supporter of the Year at the Fire Fighters Charity’s Spirit of Fire Awards. Liverpool Football Club was amongst the businesses shortlisted for the [...] -
Wheel of fortune
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
Sometimes the best ideas stem from informal conversations, quite often involving a pint in the local public house. Fortunately, on very rare occasions, those ideas fester, develop and evolve and somewhere down the line become a reality. Mark Hadaway visited Parkway Prestige, Manchester to witness the outcome of one [...] -
Overview of the Tokyo Motor Show
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Paul Newton, director, world markets research for IHS Automotive: The 44th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the press today (28 October), with leading Japanese and global automakers showcasing next-generation green cars with cutting-edge technologies. The biennial show, which will open to the public on Friday (30 [...] -
Duty of care risks rise
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The risk of potentially costly duty of care problems for fleet managers is increasing, according to The Fuelcard People. Steve Clarke, group marketing manager at The Fuelcard People, made the comment in reference to the three separate sets of statistics issued during October. He said, ‘When viewed together, [...] -
VW profits plummet after emissions scandal
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The diesel emissions scandal drove Volkswagen to an operating loss of around £2.5 billion between July and September, it has emerged. New figures reported by the German car manufacturer show it would have made a quarterly profit of about £2.3 billion had it not been for the emissions testing scandal. But with [...] -
Number of tax-exempt cars to drop
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
It has been estimated that the number of tax-exempt cars will be slashed from around 445 to 13 in 18 months' time under new car tax plans. This means that motorists buying a car with low emissions will not be rewarded as they are now, according to Rebecca Long-Bailey, the Shadow Treasury Minister. George [...] -
Cuvva launches in UK
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A new short term car insurance app that allows users to get fully covered on any car in the UK for a little as an hour has been launched. The Cuvva app allows users to simply enter the registration number of the car to be used. The user then chooses how many hours they want to be insured for. Founder of Cuvva, [...] -
AlignMyCar completes debut race season
- 28/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AlignMyCar Racing, the motorsport team created by wheel servicing equipment supplier Pro-Align to promote the benefits of four wheel alignment, has successfully completed its debut race season. Competing in the Toyo Tires Production BMW Championship, the AlignMyCar liveried BMW E30 raced in front of thousands of [...]